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Orr, William Edwin

Born October 26, 1881, in Frisco, UTDied October 7, 1965

Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNominated by Harry S Truman on September 10, 1945, to a seat vacated by Curtis Dwight Wilbur. Confirmed by the Senate on September 19, 1945, and received commission on September 28, 1945. Assumed senior status on January 1, 1956. Service terminated on October 7, 1965, due to death.

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